Author: Maurício Veloso Brant Pinheiro

Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. I hold a PhD in Physics from UFMG and have worked as a researcher at the University of Paderborn, Germany, and at CDTN/CNEN in Belo Horizonte. My research interests include condensed matter physics, nanomaterials, mineralogy, gem materials, and electron paramagnetic resonance. I am the founder and editor of AI-Talks.org, where I write about artificial intelligence, science, technology, history of science, and philosophy.